Present participle of 'astrict'; the act of binding, constraining, or tightly restricting something.
Present participle form of 'astrict', from Latin 'astringere'. The '-ing' suffix shows the ongoing or continuous action of binding.
The participle form 'astricting' keeps the word alive in modern usage—you might hear 'this contract is astricting our business' in legal contexts, keeping a 500-year-old Latin root in active use!
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